Advanced classes (C1)

If you have come this far, you are no doubt a confident reader, speaker and writer, with a solid range of grammar and vocabulary, and a good awareness of style to boot. Students enrol for these classes to gain greater sophistication in their speaking and writing or to get higher bands in exams like IELTS, CAE or BEC Higher.

Even though new grammar forms like emphatic structures, negative adverbials and perfect participles are presented and practised in this class, the focus gradually shifts to vocabulary so that at the end of the course you should be confident in discussing a wide range of topics. Globalisation, the Environment, social problems, politics, education, the
Media, modern lifestyles and scientific discoveries, to name but a few. Apart from that, teachers will try to train you in expressing various degrees of certainty and dealing with communication breakdowns. All the while, students are given continued exposure to new idioms and phrasal verbs, useful colloquialisms and slang terms.

Regarding reading, teachers strive to use a variety of authentic texts to develop a range of reading skills, e.g. summarising complex arguments. In writing, there is more focus on stages of the writing process, including the ‘non- writing’ ones like brainstorming and organising ideas. These are vital if you want to present your ideas in essays or reports.

Also in these general English classes, students will be given some practice using Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) material.

Course Information

Age: 18+

Start dates: any Monday

Lessons per week: part-time or full-time

Course length: 1-48 weeks

Maximum class size: 14 students

Certificate: certificate of attendance is awarded on completion of course

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